This guy has not been in this area for years he does not know or understand (and I believe has never understood) the locals
Ali
absolutely agree with you there Ali , he really impressed me with his knowledge of cretan builders (dumb backpackers) yep they really are flooding the building sites now (of course he may not understand irony as well)
another one of his main whinges is that Cretans are going to rip us off, as fast and as much as they can...
Crete is the only place in the world where :-
where i have been told my room rate has been reduced from what i originally agreed when i came to pay
where the aircon controller appeared without payment in very hot weather
where litres of wine appear on the table but not on the bill
where i had to go three times to a taverna before i could pay for my beer
where people i have never met welcome me into their homes
where people who can't talk to me ( my greek is poor at best) want to sit with us
i know where i'd rather be....
